Running back, South Alabama, 2013–⁠17

Xavier Johnson

Number
No. 28
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Hometown
Tampa, FL

Xavier Johnson played running back at South Alabama (2013–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
956
Rushing yards, 2015 (South Alabama, 5–⁠7)
Best game
154 yards
Vs. New Mexico State, week 14, 2016: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

155rushing yards, career highvs. Idaho, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highvs. New Mexico State, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014South Alabama814385.4131
2015South Alabama1459566.6792
2016South Alabama1518315.51070
2017South Alabama824455.4647
Career4592,6705.82492

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015South Alabama144391
2016South Alabama245231
2017South Alabama132580
Career511,2202

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014South Alabama4133.307
2015South Alabama9829.1156
2016South Alabama13866.6015
2017South Alabama5234.608
Career312046.6156

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013South Alabama28RB
2014South Alabama28RB
2015South Alabama28RB
2016South Alabama28RB
2017South Alabama28RB5′11″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014South Alabama–0.00––0.0–0.10
2015South Alabama1550.1870th (n=268)0.1228.318%0.13
2016South Alabama1690.0833rd (n=259)0.1312.820%-0.04
2017South Alabama920.1764th (n=287)0.1215.517%0.02

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 South Alabama 8 games, 445 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2atOle MissL 27–⁠471133010
Sep 8vs.Oklahoma StateL 7–⁠445360360
Sep 16vs.Alabama A&MW 45–⁠09322145
Sep 23vs.IdahoL 23–⁠29201552––
Sep 30atLouisiana TechL 16–⁠3412890129
Oct 11atTroyW 19–⁠8741––
Oct 21vs.UL MonroeW 33–⁠2311991361
Oct 26atGeorgia StateL 13–⁠217−30463
2016 South Alabama 12 games, 831 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3atMississippi StateW 21–⁠207−60––
Sep 10vs.Georgia SouthernL 9–⁠247210––
Sep 17atLouisianaL 23–⁠2817580490
Sep 24vs.NichollsW 41–⁠402110324129
Oct 15atArkansas StateL 7–⁠1710241––
Oct 20vs.TroyL 21–⁠286582––
Oct 29vs.Georgia StateW 13–⁠1018830242
Nov 5atUL MonroeL 35–⁠4216931481
Nov 19vs.PresbyterianW 31–⁠7101161121
Nov 26atIdahoL 31–⁠3814830121
Dec 3vs.New Mexico StateW 35–⁠28211543493
Dec 30 ✦vs.Air ForceL 21–⁠454440446
2015 South Alabama 12 games, 956 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.Gardner-WebbW 33–⁠2371211––
Sep 12atNebraskaL 9–⁠487280––
Sep 19atSan Diego StateW 34–⁠27191422––
Sep 26vs.NC StateL 13–⁠6311290––
Oct 3atTroyW 24–⁠1820911240
Oct 13vs.Arkansas StateL 31–⁠492−10––
Oct 24atTexas StateL 18–⁠369930––
Nov 7vs.IdahoW 52–⁠45914812141
Nov 12vs.LouisianaW 32–⁠25231182366
Nov 21atGeorgia StateL 10–⁠24104603120
Nov 28atGeorgia SouthernL 17–⁠5510290341
Dec 5vs.App StateL 27–⁠34181120131
2014 South Alabama 12 games, 438 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 6atKent StateW 23–⁠131−10––
Sep 13vs.Mississippi StateL 3–⁠355170––
Sep 20vs.Georgia SouthernL 6–⁠287370––
Sep 27atIdahoW 34–⁠10270––
Oct 4atApp StateW 47–⁠2110700––
Oct 18vs.Georgia StateW 30–⁠279580––
Oct 24vs.TroyW 27–⁠13151071––
Nov 1atLouisianaL 9–⁠1910430––
Nov 8atArkansas StateL 10–⁠457280––
Nov 15vs.Texas StateW 24–⁠202170––
Nov 28vs.NavyL 40–⁠426340––
Dec 20 ✦vs.Bowling GreenL 28–⁠337210––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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